国际足联主席因凡蒂诺愿意讨论向足球全球管理机构的成员协会发放数百万美元，因为这位瑞士籍领导人正在寻求连任他已担任10年的职位，且面临日益增长的反对声浪。
is willing to discuss the disbursement of millions of dollars to the member associations of football’s global governing body as the Swiss chief seeks re-election to the post he has held for 10 years amid growing opposition.
据美国媒体周一报道，因凡蒂诺致函六大区域足联负责人，称向各国发放资金的金额将列入国际足联理事会10月15日会议的议程。
The amount of the distributions to individual nations will be on the agenda of the FIFA Council’s October 15 meeting, according to a letter Infantino sent to the heads of the six regional confederations, as reported by media in the United States on Monday.
据一份报道引述，因凡蒂诺写道：“我不会预判金额。我将支持通过国际足联适当的治理程序、公平地、并以透明且可审计的安排为支撑，负责任地提供最大额度的额外资金。雄心值得欢迎，但财务依据、治理和执行现在必须予以支持。”
“I will not prejudge the amount,” Infantino wrote, according to one report. “I will support the greatest level of additional funding that can responsibly be delivered through FIFA’s proper governance process, applied fairly and supported by transparent and auditable arrangements. The ambition is welcome. The financial evidence, governance and implementation must now support it.”
“单一数字可以启动讨论，但无法完成全球政策。因此，我已指示秘书长将所有提交材料整合为一份综合评估，供国际足联理事会审议。”此举被视为因凡蒂诺安抚区域足球机构及其负责人的最新尝试，旨在巩固其作为足坛最有权势人物的地位。
“A single figure can begin the discussion, but it cannot complete a global policy. I have therefore instructed the Secretary General to consolidate all submissions into one integrated assessment for consideration by the FIFA Council.”The move is seen as Infantino’s latest attempt to placate regional football bodies, as well as their chiefs, in a bid to hold on to his position as the most powerful man in football.
本月早些时候，这位56岁的官员确认参选连任，此前他因领导风格备受批评，且面临法律诉讼的日益威胁。
Earlier this month, the 56-year-old confirmed his bid amid widespread criticism of his leadership and the growing threat of legal proceedings.
自从因凡蒂诺提议出售拟成立的新实体“国际足联前进企业”（FFE）约20%股份的计划引发后续风波以来，他便面临强烈反对。该实体专注于世界杯及其他国际足联赛事的商业和运营层面。
Infantino has faced stiff opposition since the fallout from his proposed plan to sell approximately 20 percent of a proposed new entity, FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), focused on the commercial and operational facets of the World Cup and other FIFA tournaments.
这位瑞士裔意大利人在过去10年里一直是世界足坛最有权势的人，但他越来越多地失去了地区足球联合会和国家协会的支持。上个月，尽管要求他下台的呼声日益高涨，且其计划遭到广泛反对，他似乎正在竭尽全力以保住自己的职位。
The Swiss-Italian has been the most powerful man in world football over the past 10 years, but has increasingly lost support from regional football confederations and national associations. Last month, he appeared to be pulling out all the stops in a bid to retain his position, despite growing calls for his ousting and wide-ranging disapproval of his plans.
周五，英格兰超级联赛和其他三大欧洲顶级联赛呼吁对国际足联进行治理改革。英超与西甲、意甲、德甲在一份联合声明中指责因凡蒂诺积极推行“剥削性想法，而非防范此类想法”。
On Friday, the English Premier League and three other top European leagues called for governance reform of FIFA A joint statement with leagues from Spain, Italy and Germany accused Infantino of actively promoting “exploitative ideas rather than safeguarding against them”.
他被视为国际足坛的分裂人物，因与一些全球最有权势的领导人关系密切，以及其最大化足球收入的计划被视为对这项运动的威胁。
He is seen as a divisive figure in international football with his close ties to some of the most powerful global leaders and plans for maximising revenue from football viewed as a threat to the game.
距离下一届国际足联主席选举不足六个月，因凡蒂诺似乎正在其惯常支持者中失去立足之地。国际足联主席任期限制为三届，每届四年。
With fewer than six months until the next round of elections for FIFA’s presidency, Infantino appears to be losing ground among his usual backers. FIFA presidents are limited to three terms, each lasting four years.
然而，2022年，因凡蒂诺成功辩称，他的首个执政任期始于2016年布拉特辞职后他在国际足联特别大会上当选，不应计入该限制，因为那只是完成了一个未完成的任期。
However, in 2022, Infantino successfully argued that his first spell in charge, which began when he was elected at an extraordinary FIFA Congress in 2016 following Sepp Blatter’s resignation, should not count towards that limit because it completed an interrupted mandate.
批评人士和权益团体对其竞选第四届任期的计划提出质疑，并要求国际足联治理、审计与合规委员会（GACC）阻止其连任竞选。
His plans to run for a fourth term have been questioned by critics and rights groups, who have asked FIFA’s Governance, Audit and Compliance Committee (GACC) to block the re-election bid.
这场财务讨论发生在欧足联、中北美及加勒比海足联和亚足联因该计划要求因凡蒂诺辞职之后。
The financial discussion comes in the wake of UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC calling for Infantino to resign over the plan.
据报道，欧足联主席切费林和中北美及加勒比海足联主席蒙塔格利亚尼最近致信国际足联，寻求因凡蒂诺在其信中提到的付款等事宜。亚足联主席萨尔曼·本·易卜拉欣·阿勒哈利法也提出了类似要求。
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and CONCACAF’s Victor Montagliani recently wrote a letter to FIFA, seeking payments such as the one Infantino addressed in his letter. Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, head of the Asian Football Confederation, made a similar request, per the reports.
FFE 的投资者本应包括乔舒亚·库什纳，他是美国总统唐纳德·特朗普女婿贾里德·库什纳的弟弟。特朗普是因凡蒂诺的亲密盟友。
Among the investors in FFE was to be Joshua Kushner, the brother of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. Trump is a close ally of Infantino.
因凡蒂诺随后放弃了这项私募股权计划，但他拒绝辞职，并计划在三月竞选连任。距离候选人宣布竞选以对抗因凡蒂诺的截止日期还剩七周，目前尚无挑战者站出来。
Infantino subsequently abandoned the private equity plan, but he has refused to resign, and he plans to run for re-election in March. With seven weeks remaining for candidates to announce their intention to oppose Infantino, no challenger has stepped forward.
如果因凡蒂诺的 FFE 计划得以实施，每个成员国将至少获得 2000 万美元。根据报道，欧足联和中北美及加勒比海足联的联名信要求国际足联从储备金中向每个成员协会发放至少 1000 万美元。
Had Infantino’s FFE plan gone through, each member nation would have received at least $20m. The letter from UEFA and CONCACAF asks for every member association to receive a minimum of $10m from FIFA’s reserves, according to the reports.